The Cecil Whig., 1887-02-12
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Don't forget the concert in Odd Eel
lows Hall on Monday evening next.
MIR. Thomas p Jones Jr. has sold the
stock and fixtures Of his drug store in Cecil
ton to Mr.. George w. Benson.
MIR. William R. Witworth has sold a
house and lot in West Elkton to Caroline
McCabe, colored, for S6l5.
The Elkton Fire Company will meet
next Wednesday evening AT 7.3n o'clock at
rrazer's drug store.
-Msssrs. S. j. Keys, S. k-nnard Miller
and | ID. Davis have sold their interest in
the Cherry Hill Hall to K. G. Porter for
81 $50.
The usual evening service was omitted
at the PRESBYTERIAN church on Sunday
night last owing to the temporary illness of
the pastor, Rev. II. w. Beers.
A gilt trimmed iron railing was placed
on tae Court House tower on Tuesday by
contractor Francis ID. Tallsy which adds
much to the appearance of thc building.
Mr.. John 2. Merritt, son Of Nr James
p Merritt of this town, on Monday took
position in the main office of the Western
Union Telegraph Company at Philadelphia
The Elkton Amateur Dram .tc Associa-
tion have decided to render another new
play this winter before an Elkton audience.
The play has not yet been selected.
The members of Elkton Grange No.
14J p. of II. are requested to meet on Thurs
day The 18th inst, at 1870 o'clock for the
installation of officers for the ensuing year
Officers of state grange will be present.
Mot Dead but Sleeping" ssrawled on
piece Of pasteboard and tackled on the
door, was what met the ewes of a young
man of this town who was late in opening
his place Of business one day this week.
Mr.. Thomas Lort and work mon were
engaged this week in repairing the ceiling
of the lecture room of the NJ. f. church.
The class rooms will also be treated to
fresh coat of paint
MFR. Calvin Merritt has contracted to
build a dwelling house on Stockton street
for Mr.. James p. Alexander on = lot re-
Gently purchased by the latter from tho
BraLton heirs.
Mrs y Ntncy Thorp, an sstim .bl- lady
residing AT her sou-inlaw's Mr.. William
Dlnsmore near North East, died on Feb
ruary 2d, aged 75 years. She was the widow
OF a pensioner of tbs war of 1872.
A number of people Of Elkton aud vi
ciuity attended the rendition of L.kme by
n
mugton Opera House on Wednesday, even
ing, and were highly pleased with the per-
f"rmance.
A call has been issued for a meeting of
the representatives of the Cecil, Hartford,
Kent, Oxford, Dover aud Talbot Asricul-
tura Societies at this place Tuesday,
March 10Th, for the purpose OF forming a
trotting circuit.
-"Bill'' Crouch, = demented colored
man, who has recently been making i'm
proper exhibitions of his person in public
places, was arrested on Sunday afternoon
by Deputy Sheriff Harvey Mack.y and
loiged in Jail where he still remains.
Our euterprising merchant Mr.. Roger
issue of THE WHIG. He has large stock
of plows, cultivators, carriages, harness
aud thousands of other articles necessary
to farmers and others. Don't neglect To
read the card.
AT the meeting of the MARYLAND State
Farmers Association in Baltimore in jan
uary, E1-Gov. WIN. I. Hamilton the presi-
dent was authorized to appoint = committee
on taxation. He has recently selected seven
gentlemen to serve in that capacity. DIR.
Il. c, Mackall is one OF the number.
Samuel Bryan, general manager OF the
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Com
pany, which is a part of the Bell system,
writes to = gentleman of this town that
that company has decided to enter Cecil
county and devslope the telephone business.
Ii is reported that the work of putting up
the line will be begun in the spring.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. b. Smith will celebrate
the fifteenth anniversary Of their marriage
on Monday evening next. Mr.. Smith is
engaged with Mr.. p. c. Strickland the
popular dealer in agricultural machinery
on North street, and has hosts of friends
who will pay their sincere congratulations
on Monday evening We hope they may
live to celebrate their golden wedding.
Miss Lucy S. Litzenberg received on
Friday of last week box of beautiful cut
flowers from friend in Georgia. They
were carefully packed, the stem OF each on.
being inserted in a white potato, which
means OF packing flowers is now the ap
proved one, tho moisture of the potato tend
ing to prolong the short it. of "the hower
that bloom in the spring"
"A Young Peoples Association OF the
Elkton NJ +. church was organized on
Wednesday evening. The following Off
GERS were elected: President Edwin V
Hinchliae; vice preAidsnt, Miss Bessie Ter
rell; secretary, Miss Grace Wells; organst
Miss Lizzie Merritt; treasurer, Thomas II
Lort. The association will meet weekly 70
Bible study, &c. Public literary and mu
sical entertainments will be given once II
two months.
The 10Th annual session of the Crane
Lodge of Knights of Pythias was held OF
Tuesday aud Wednesday OF this week
At Castle Hall, n. Gay street, Baltimore
Among the officers present WAS past Crane
chancellor James Black Grooms Anon,
the representatives present were DAME
Brstton, of Elkton; j. NJ. c. Carnart, o
ZION; ). w. Day, of North East and s. j
McI ardell, OF Colora. The lodge at Color;
was resuscitated during the year
On Tuesday morning last about tw,
o'clock Benjamin Ashbridgo of Whining
ton, a brakeman sn the Philadelphia, Will
mington and Baltimore Railroad, fell from
"a train while it was in motion at Iron Hill
station, three miles from Elkton, and wa
seriously injured in the head and back. A
express train moving north a short tim
afLerward was stopped and the wounde'
man taken to hi. home in Wilmington. |
was his first day at the work. He WAS for
merly in the postal service at Wilmington
but was removed by the Democratic post
master.